The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-01-01


t To- Six are afveStised in the
ADVOCATE and they will all be oifeyed the
coming week. Several of the properties sse
valuable, and attention is directed to the
advertisements.
The comet is now visible both mornings
.and evenings. 1t sets shortly after ?. M.
and rises about A. NJ. 1t may be found
NEAR the intersection of lines drawn westward
from Vega and Affair, at distance of about
80 degrees from the former and Is degrees
from the latter star.
Capt. R. 7. DeVries, general agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio at Wheeling, has been
appointed assistant to the general superlnten-
dent of the Trans Ohio divisions, with head
quarters at Newark, Ohio. Capt. Devries is
q n!tIIge Ct Carroll, nd hasa number u ref
atiyes in Freedom district.
Mr.. Ferd. A. Dieffenbach, the popular and
competent teacher at Meadow Branch school,
near this city, was presented with purse
when the school closed for the Christmas
holidays. This was an evidence of esteem on
the part of the pupils for the teacher, and
wherever this is found progress and advance
ment mark the career of the school.
Mr. Thtmas F. Shepherd, vice. president
for Carroll county, publishes a call in this
issue for meeting of farmers at the Court
House, at O. clock next Wednesday after
noon, to select five delegates to the State
Farmers Association, which meets in Balti
more on January 18th. All farmers are in
vited and there should be large attendance.
On Thursday ofast week George Brumgard,
residing near the Hanover and Westminster
.roaS, near Union Mills, Myers district, while
threshing got his foot into the horse power by
Slipping and had it terribly confused and
lacerated. The machine was stopped as
quickly as possible. but not until the foot was
terribly crushed and the flesh torn into
shreds.
The 'sBoys Meeting had Christmas cele-
tbration at Carroll Hall on Thursday night
The program consisted of singing, rectations,
dialogues, &c. There was large Christmas
tree from which gifts were distributed to the
children, and each one was presented with n
Temperance badge, the gift of Miss Annette
Pope, of Baltimore. The Boys Meeting, a
religious and temperance organization for
boys, has now membership of fifty mine
The Hanover Spectator, of Thursday, says
About half-past 9 o'clock on Sunday morning
last Mrs. Susan Zumbrum, wife of Mr.. VIM.
IF. Zumbrum, residing at Pleasant Hill, on the
llBaltimore pike, in West Mannheim township,
kmet with a most distressing and painful acci.
ldent While attending to some household
duties up stairs, she fell down steep flight of
stairs, and broke both arms-the right arm in
= two places and the left arm between the wrist
and elbow.
Considerable real estate has changed hands
in the western part of Carroll recently:
Thos. Newman, of Union Bridge, formerly of
Middleburg, purchased Chas. Reindolar's
property at Middleburg, containing about
nineteen acres, for $500. Mr. Reindollar
has purchased Samuel Angels hoRsos and lot,
of one or two acres, at Y ork Road, for 81, $50
Mr.. Anger has since purchased Cornelius
Rooms house and lot in Brucevlle, of two or
three acres for 81 ,4T5.
From the almanacs for 1887 it is learned
that Washington's birth day fslls on Tuesday;
St. Valentines day on Monday; April Fool
day on Friday; Memorial day on Monday;
Fourth of July on Monday; Christmas on Sun
day; Easter Sunday will be the 10th of April;
Lent begins March 2. There will be four
.eciipses, two of the sun and two of the moon.
One, February s, visible as partial eclipse in
the United States. The others occur as
follows, and are not visible in the United
States: the annular eclipse of the sun, Febru-
AIRY %; August 49, of the sun.
The Westminster Band will give an enter
tainmelt at Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday
evening, January 25th. The program will
include overtures and q Us by the Band;
vocal quartettes bys Sbest male and
female yoeaists land reeitations
by Prot. 4, H.A ~fTanderbilt Univer,
sity, formerly of : stern Maryland College.
The Band have nsE Instruments and will ex.
cell themselves on the occasion and the vocal
music will be of high order. Prof. Merrill
stands at the head of his profession, and is
SO well known in this city as to need no COM
mendation.
On Tuesday night of last week Charles
Acton vas brought to Westminster by Detec-
five Hateheson of the Baltimore Ohio
Railroad Company, and committed to Jail by
Justice G. W. Crapster, on the charge OF
Breaking open aud robbing cars of the said
company, near Mt. Airy, on or about the 9th
oil last August Acton then made charges
aehinst Moody Devine, Daniel Fallen and one
Mcfarland for completely in the theft, and
these we're brought to Jail here on last Friday
niobt. The men are all from Baltimore and
the goods stolen amounted to about $62
Christmas 1886, was more observed in this
than ever before-the worldly inclined
fndglced more freely in excuses and the church
neorle attended in larger number than usual
the services at gieir respective churches
The exchange of presents seemed to be more
General than formerly. The postman was
f,iri1 loaded with Christmas mail matter for
several days, while servants and eTrand boys
could1be seen going in all directions With
hoxesl bundles, &c. At the Jail Sheriff Lynch
addedlturkey to the usual bill of fare to the
then Unusual number Of inmates-thirty two
and After dinner gave each one an apple and
a handful of cakes.